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Finer clays, silts and coarser sands would all have been deposited by different processes.
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These silts were left behind when ancient river channels filled up or when floodwaters slowed down and gently dropped tiny particles.
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Its outer space is filled with cosmic detritus, mean characters and cute critters.
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Despite those efforts, the pool still faced algae blooms and needed to be emptied out periodically to clean out algae, goose droppings and other detritus.
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“Colluvia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colluvia. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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